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Shells

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Shells"

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Word	Definition
carapacenoun	A hard protective covering of bone or chitin, especially one which covers the dorsal portion of an animal.
podnoun	(botany) A seed case for legumes (e.g. peas, beans, peppers); a seedpod.
eggshellnoun	The shell around an egg.
platenoun	A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
blastnoun	A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).
casingnoun	That which encloses or encases.
scalenoun	An ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement; means of assigning a magnitude.
strafenoun	(video games) A sideways movement without turning.
casenoun	An actual event, situation, or fact.
racing shell	In watercraft, a racing shell (also referred to as a fine boat or simply
roundsnoun	A surname transferred from the nickname for a descendant of a round or fat person.
ballsnoun	(vulgar, colloquial) The testicles.
cansnoun	(colloquial) headphones
casingsnoun	(UK, dialect, archaic) Dried cattle dung used as fuel.
skeletonsnoun	Shameful secrets (pluralia tantum; shortened from skeletons in the cupboard or skeletons in the closet).
beadsnoun	A beaded necklace.
bombardsnoun	(obsolete) Padded breeches.
applesnoun	(slang) Testicles.
slugsnoun	an open-source autopilot system oriented toward inexpensive autonomous aircraft.
scalesnoun	A device for measuring weight.